Fer dissabte
Meaning: To give the house a big clean-up.
Language: Catalan
Literally: To do Saturday
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Saturday was the traditional cleaning day, so to 'do Saturday' is to set everything spotless.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Anar de bòlit — To be rushed off your feet.
- Å være på pinebenken — To be in anxious suspense.
- At score kassen — To make a big, easy profit.
- Lyödä rahoiksi — To cash in; to profit handsomely.
- Přijít s křížkem po funuse — To arrive uselessly too late.
- Nem enged a negyvennyolcból — To stubbornly refuse to compromise.
More Catalan idioms
- Pixar fora de test — To go off topic or be plainly mistaken.
- N'hi ha per llogar-hi cadires — The drama is so good it's worth watching like a show.
- Déu n'hi do — Wow — that's quite something.
- Fer cara de pomes agres — To look sullen and cross.
- Anar a pams — To proceed carefully, step by step.
- Tocar el dos — To clear off; to leave in a hurry.
From our tongue twisters
- Como poco coco como, poco coco compro. — A bouncy 'co' drill — the word order and meaning flip with each repetition.
- Pepe Pecas pica papas con un pico. ¿Con qué pico pica papas Pepe Pecas? — A bouncy 'p' cluster that accelerates with the question at the end.
- El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha robado. — A rolled-'r' workout — every word demands the vibrating trill.